U friend has 1000 dollars in his paypal account...Imagine this situation..

Imagine this situation,
Your friend has accumulated some 1000 dollars in his paypal account, and Your friend had DIED. (Sorry to come up with a thinking)
Can his family/legal heir get the amount standing to your friend's account? If So how?

You know that's a good question, I don't know. I don't think when I signed up for Paypal I put any beneficiary info so I guess they wont. My family does not even know I have this account. I normally just transfer the funds to my regular checking account when it reaches a certain amount so it's usually a low amount in that account.